Pensions – The One Stop Problem Shop

Digital Certificates – What are the benefits?

What is a digital certificate? A digital certificate is an electronic means of identifying yourself online, basically your online TIE, Green Residencia or DNI. With this digital document you are able to carry out many transactions that would normally require a physical visit to places of authority, much quicker and without the need to leave your home. How do I obtain one? To obtain a digital certificate a code has to be generated from the FNMT web site. Once this is received you have to visit either a Town Hall, Hacienda or Cabildo office to identify yourself with your original …

Social Security Number Applications

A social security number ( not to be confused with an NIE number) is only obtainable if you are becoming self employed OR if you have a written job offer in Spanish known as a “pre- contrato” OR if you are a foreign pensioner who has entitlement to health care funded by their home country. UK citizens who are prospective Employees have to have amongst other things a copy of the AUTORIZACIÓN DE RESIDENCIA Y TRABAJO POR CUENTA AJENA DE DURACIÓN DETERMINADA. Their visa application must be submitted IN THE UK within ONE MONTH from the notification to the employer …

What to do if you are living permanently in Tenerife and are retired or coming up to retirement age.

There will be no change to the rights and status of EU nationals living in the UK, nor UK nationals living in the EU, while the UK remains in the EU. If you have previously worked in Tenerife, you will find it has an effect on the way you claim your UK pension entitlement when you come to retirement age. How do I claim my UK pension? You should be sent a EC rules claim form 4 months before you reach your State Pension age. Contact the International Pension Centre (IPC) if you haven’t received a letter 3 months before you …